Hi Mary, Did any of your MILLER women marry a TOOL/TOOLE/TULE/TOWLE any variation thereof? My MILLER also married in to the FUDGE line. Thanks for reading this. Mickey in Iowa -----Original Message----- From: Mary D. Taffet <mdtaffet@mailbox.syr.edu> To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com <VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 11:47 AM Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] Roll Call >Hello, > >Considering the fact that my ancestors were among the earliest settlers >of the Shenandoah Valley, and the fact that my mother was born in >Harrisonburg (now Rockingham County), I have an awful lot of connections >to the Augusta/Rockingham County surnames. Where to begin? > >Lewis/Lynn -- John Lewis from Donegal County, Ireland (1678-1762), wife >Margaret Lynn -- John Lewis was founder of Staunton > >Lewis/Strother -- Thomas Lewis born Donegal County, Ireland (1718-1790) >wife Jane Strother -- Thomas Lewis was surveyor for Augusta County for a >number of years, he created street layout for Staunton > >Lewis/Yancey -- Frances Lynn 'Fannie' Lewis (1763-1845), husband William >Layton Yancey > >Harrison/Cravens -- Daniel Harrison (1701-1770/Margaret Cravens >Smith/Harrington -- John Smith (1701-1776)/Margaret Harrington >Smith/Harrison -- Daniel Smith (1724-1781)/Jane Harrison >Smith/McDonough -- William Smith (1775-1806)/Diana McDonough > >Kisling/Lingel-Lingle -- Christopher Kissling (1712-1774)/Anna Christina >Lingel >Miller/Koger -- Adam Miller (1703-1783)/Anna Maria Barbara Koger >Miller/Baer -- Anna Barbara Miller (1726-1791)/Jacob Baer >Kisling/Baer -- Jacob Kisling (1760-1835)/Anna Barbara Baer > >Other surnames that may potentially have Augusta County connections >include: Kemper, Cavanaugh, Mauzy, Winsborough, Gibbons, Keffer. > > >My active lines of research at this time are Gibbons, Miller, Baer/Bear, >and two surnames not found in my direct line (Harnsberger, Conrad). > >Also, I know of the following Augusta County connection which I would be >interested in following up with any active researchers of this lines: > >Abel Gibbons (1786-1877)/Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bumgardner -- Bumgardner's >are from Augusta County. > > >Last but not least, I have placed a number of old family letters online, >at the following address: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/letter_series.htm > >There are a number of names found among these letters that I cannot >identify. Some of these names appear to connect to Page County, VA, >some connect to Rockingham County, VA, and it is quite likely that some >of them connect to Augusta County as well. If you recognized any of the >"other individuals", please let me know. > >-- Mary Taffet > mdtaffet@syr.edu > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >The Augusta County mailing list page has instructions on how to > subscribe and unsubscribe from the list > Visit it at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/augustaquery/augustalist.htm >***************************************************************